Konstantin Pobedonostsev

Konstantin Pobedonostsev (21 May 1827-23 March 1907) was the Procurator-General of the Holy Synod under the Russian Empire, making him the chief administrative official of the Russian Orthodox Christian church.

Biography
Konstantin Pobedonostsev was born on 21 May 1827, and he studied at the St. Petersburg School of Jurisprudence. From 1860 to 1865, he taught civil law at Moscow State University, and he instructed Alexander II of Russia's son Nicholas in the theory of law and administration. In 1880, he became Procurator-General of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church, making him the operating head of the church. He served as an adviser to czars Alexander II of Russia, Alexander III of Russia, and Nicholas II of Russia, and he was ordered to place emphasis on the traditional formula of autocracy, orthodoxy, and nationalism under Alexander III. In 1901, he survived an assassination attempt at the hands of the SRs, and he died in retirement in 1907.